Later Life
After he retired from Parliament, Campbell he was active as an elder at Riverside Church in Dumbarton. He was also a member of the Dumbarton District Enterprise Trust, a member of the Strathclyde Local Valuation Panel, and a magistrate.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000, and died in Dumbarton. He was survived by his wife and five children.
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